THE GARDENER. 



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plant in his garden the same kind of fruit trees that 

 he sees productive in his neighbourhood, though as- 

 pect and soil, or either, may be different, and a very 

 slight difference in these respects will produce great 

 effects on fruit. The warmest situations ought to be 

 assigned to nectarines, peaches, and apricots, and to 

 the choicest winter pears ; though pears may do well 

 on espaliers, or even as standards, they will be pro- 

 duced of larger size against a wall, where the blossoms 

 can be protected from late spring frosts, and the fruit 

 comparatively safe from being blown down prematurely 

 by high winds. The aspect, however, ought to be 

 good, otherwise the flavour will prove inferior to 

 the smaller and less handsome specimens of the same 

 variety, produced on standards or espaliers. 



When you have the sun only during the third or 

 fourth part of the day, plant plums and inferior pears. 

 Both plums and apples are hardy fruits, and accom- 

 modate themselves much more readily than the others 

 to soil and aspect, but unless the cherry tree have a 

 warm aspect and a loose soil, it will not succeed 

 well. 



The extent of accommodation as to stovehouse, con- 

 servatory, &c., necessary in a complete garden, must 

 depend on the scale of operations, and the circum- 

 stances of the proprietor, A gardener who cultivates 

 for sale will require more glass and more space in 

 every way than a private individual, who does not de- 

 sire to multiply his sorts, whose object is merely to 

 have a few specimens of the most admired kinds, and 

 to whom a superfluity of any varieties would be incon- 

 venient, unless for the purpose of making exchanges 

 with other amateurs^ for mutual convenience. The 

 salesman, on the contrary, desires no other limits to 

 the multiplication of his sorts, than the extent of de- 

 mand from his customers. 



I am familiar with the economy of a small nursery 



